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Post by tyrednexited on Jan 10, 2020 16:51:52 GMT
...as I'm still largely "grounded" at the moment, I've set myself to the arduous task of sorting out the loft. I work a bit on multi-year cycles. Once the contents have been sorted and repositioned, then n years later, if they haven't been touched, they are up for a much more ruthless cull. A car load went to the dump this morning (with a few things more usefully recycled). I could, at last, get more easily to my pair of Castle Pembroke II speakers, which are slightly cosmetically challenged since one of the kids banged the corner into the wall, and haven't seen the light of day since (best part of 20 years). Bl**dy heavy to get down out of the loft, but they are currently coupled up to my second system, and I are sitting listening to The Tallis Fantasia - stunning! I think I'm going to have to hone my French polishing skills, 'cos these certainly aren't being thrown out.
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Post by WDB on Jan 10, 2020 17:21:04 GMT
That sounds like a good alternative to the more radical idea of moving house every ten years. Since it's coming up to our tenth anniversary in this house, the thought of a beneficial clearout is prominent in my mind. The Castles (looked 'em up) certainly look substantial enough. I suppose if you got them up into the loft in the first place, getting them down shouldn't have hurt - although 20 years can feel like a long time, depending on what heavy things you've lifted in between.
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Post by tyrednexited on Jan 10, 2020 18:41:16 GMT
...well, I know 70 is supposed to be the new forty, but it doesn't always feel it - though I'm not quite there yet! (I'm stuffed with cold at the moment).
The speakers were in their substantial, original boxes, which adds quite a bit of size and weight (but at least it also adds protection).
I passed on a Yamaha KX-580 Cassette Deck earlier in the week; Via my walking companion, to his brother-in-law who had apparently been bemoaning the fact that he had nothing to play his (large) collection (many self-recorded) on.
That's been up there (in the loft) for some time also, and I was wary of it still working (since capstan belts do go "off" - though replacements are still available).
I powered it up OK, and to my surprise found a cassette in it (the only one in the house) so was able to test it.
I was surprised to find a very nice-sounding recording of Jan Garbarek's Twelve Moons (which probably means it's been up there slightly less time than I thought, though it will still be well over ten years).
I never really took to cassettes, my best tape experiences being with a trusty Tandberg 3000x until it finally gave up the ghost.
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 10, 2020 23:19:51 GMT
I was surprised to find a very nice-sounding recording of Jan Garbarek's Twelve Moons (which probably means it's been up there slightly less time than I thought, though it will still be well over ten years). I never really took to cassettes, my best tape experiences being with a trusty Tandberg 3000x until it finally gave up the ghost. Nor me, but if you found this I could warm to it
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